Where is the neutral safety switch? I am not reusing the shift linkage electronics on my 700r4, so I need to be able to start the engine without the ignition knowing that the truck is in park/neutral. What is the easiest way to bypass the switch?

Factory location of switch is on the side of the transmission , if you have removed the transmission the switch went with it ,, to bypass it would to connect the the wires that go to the trans in a way that passes the voltage flow to complete the circuit

The neutral safety switch is at the bottom of the steering column. Runs off a rod actuated by the shift lever. You have to drop the column to get clear access to it. Putting the van in Park will still actuate it. Mark

astroracer wrote:The neutral safety switch is at the bottom of the steering column. Runs off a rod actuated by the shift lever. You have to drop the column to get clear access to it. Putting the van in Park will still actuate it. Mark

trapper20 wrote:Ok, thought so. Any idea which wires? There are two harness connectors to the shift linkage electronics assembly.

Yea I can tell you which wires are there , the connector also has the connection to the trans solenoids , I dig up a diagram that shows the wiring , I think it is the pink wire fro hot and the bk/white as ground

The purpose of an Automatic Transmission is similar to that of a manual transmission, the auto tranny's primary duty is to allow the engine to operate in its narrow range of speeds while providing a wide range of output speeds.